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MUNTAN/. HISTORICAL LI 3RAfiT'w ^J/ Wf
£-?, ^fe.
Serving Big Timber, and Sweet Grass County, Montana
IF YOU HAVE a Christmas tree you want
hauled away by the city make sure it's
ready early Monday morning- Story on
page 7
THE HOLIDAYS were "visiting days" for
many local residents. Briefs "about people"
on page 6
GOV THOMAS Judge will be in town next
week. conducting another in h>« series of
public forums. Story, picture on page 8.
THE SWEET GRASS High School Sheep-
herders face a tough schedule—10 conference
games. Story on page 4
ITS "PLAY TIME" at Sweet Grass High
School. The school's Thespian group presents
a three act comedy, "Off The Track"
Thursday and Friday Story on page 3
jffiMi
COMPLETE EXCEPT for
the addition of special wording is this muraj for a wall in
the waiting room of the new
Sweet Grass County professional medical building. 'Hie
four by eight foot mural was
designed and painted by Jack
Ilines and Jessica Zemsky as
a gift to the community. HineN
says the mural depicts early
historical activities of the
""«• IPioncer Photo I
Hines, Miss Zemsky complete mural
Art sought for med center
JACK HINES and Jessica Zemsky put finishing
touches on a mural they are donating to the new-
Sweet Grass County professional medical building
(Pioneer Photo 1
Two Hig Timber artists have just completed a mural lor
the new Sweet Grass County professional medical building
and one of I he doctors who will be occupying the fai ility suvs
he hopes other artists will follow
Only finishing touches remain to be completed on a four b\
eight foot mural designed and painted b\ jack Hines a id
Jessica Zemsky Tht work of art which depicts early
western scenes, will be featured m the mediial building's
waiting room
Hines and Miss /.i nisk> have been working about two
weeks on the mural, althoiign research and preparation took
,i considerable amount of more time
I>r Thomas Ivey. who plans to move into the new building
as soon as it is completed, said he hopes the gift of the
painting to the count\ by Hines and Miss /cnisky will
encourage others to offer art for display
I think it would be very nice for people who are visiting
the dime hualoroui uftow-n people toseethe diversity of
art in this town I think the artists should bt more widely f
seen "
Ivey says he would anticipate that all art will be displayed
somewhere in the building. "We'd like it not only for the
waiting room but throughout the building Anyone who feels
like contributing a picture is invited to call me"
The doctor said a liriss nameplate listing the name ol the
artists and the work will be provided for each of the
pictures.
So far. the doctor sa\s. several artists have indicated an
interest in the pro)e< t but he says he hopes more will loan
pictures.
Speaking about the concentration of artists in the
community, hey say s he is impressed with the fact that
this small coinmunitv has an abundance of artists, talented
artists I think thev should be more wide!) seen
'Park' hearing set
Codes eyed
by council
It took two pots of coffee to keep the
Hig Timber City Council going Monday
night as members waded through a
long and at tunes controversial-
agenda
H\ the end of a three and a half hour
session, members had.
Tent.itivelv agreed to the adoption
of ni) codes covering construction of
buildings, plumbing work, electrical
work fire pr« wniio.i. and the abate
ment of dangerous buildings.
Set a public hearing for discussion of
a new mobile home court, and
•\greed to increase insurance
rov t rage for the city
I- Ilv> !" apptanng before the council
Monday was assistant City Attorney
('"•ii ad r redncks. who recommended
iii.o ilit <ii.\. .t'. pari of Us recouiiicalior
ol ordinances, adopt uniform codes
which now indirectly apply to the city
1-retlnck-. noted that the major study
ol citv ordinances, and revision of many
of them, is about complete. He noted
that copies of the proposed measures are
a ..liable at the city hall for inspection b)
• ii % residents. tN'ote details in ad
elsewhere in todays paper)
lo facilitate the adoption of the
regulations, he asked that the council
adopt a resolution 'pdicattng its intent to
adopt the five codes before other
provisions are adopted He said that by
adopt me ihe measures, which now apply
*o the citv because they are part of state
law. thi city would be in a position to
enfom regulations without having to
n l\ on frequently busy Helena agencies.
specifically, he said although the city
council has indicated interest in working
toward demolition of the Cort Hotel
because of its hazardous condition, it
legallv has no power to do so because it
has not vet adopted the code on the
iti.il< mi nt ol dangerous buildings." He
said while the law does apply to the city
i without its inclusion in the city code)
i nforii meni of provisions of the code is
'i ft !•■ the state He said the Helena
agi nrv is i.hi busy to handle small
malti rs
! -ui>ij. st that you adopt these
kihIi si if for no other reason than when
prubli ins arise, vou have tools available
!•■ work with The slate does not have
the manpower to enforce them all."
Approved was a resolution "declaring"
the council's intent to approve the codes
at its Feb. 2 meeting. If approved then,
•.he codes would go into effect in 30
days—the first of March.
The legal titles of the codes are the
Uniform Building Code, the Code for the
Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, the
National Fire Code, National Electrical
Code and Uniform Plumbing Code.
REVIEWING activities related to the
construction of a mobile home park by
Mr and Mrs. Abe Leiby, City Attorney
Richard Josephson said while planning
on the project—started in early
June—was before the formation of the
city county planning board and before
the state imposed subdivision regulations on tht city " appears that two
other legislative provisions, adopted in
1973 and 1974, require a public hearing
on the project.
Josephson read an opinion requested
last week by the planning agency from
County Attorney Kenneth Olson. In the
letter. Olson said it was clear that the
project does not come under the
jurisdiction of the new board because it
had not been created when the project
was first envisioned.
However, Olson said that even
without subdivision regulations imposed
on the city, state law required a hearing
by the council for approval of a
subdivision plat "at the time the Leibys
initialed plans for a mobile home park."
Josephson recommended that the
council conduct a hearing, as soon as
possible, to eliminate the leg.il bottle
neck. He also told the council that he did
not feel it could deny approval for the
projert "I feel it would be impossible for
'he council to deny a building permit to
he Leibys, if they have complied with
existing zoning regulations," he said. "So
far we have not established a master
plan for the community and set
standards that can be uniformly
applied."
Members agreed to conduct the
hearing the night of Jan 26 The hearing
will coincide with the rescheduled
second council meeting of the month
Mayor McLean Clark and council
Continued on page 3
County roads unusually cruel in '75
Roads in Sweet Grass County—
especially Highway 10—were unusually
cruel to motorists during 1975.
The county recorded 10 traffic
fatalities, the second highest number of
deaths since 1935. when records were
first started. The 1975 total was one
short of a record 11 fatalities recorded in
1965. It was nine higher than in 1974
when only one person died in the county,
and was one higher than in 1973, when
nine persons were killed.
In addition to the deaths recorded
during the year, dozens of other
accidents involved personal injury and
extensive damage to vehicles involved
A map, kept at the Sweet Grass
County Sheriffs office, indicated that
during the year Montana Highway
Patrolmen investigated 102 accidents in
the county Statistics do not include
mishaps investigated by the City of Hig
Timber Sweet Grass Countv law en
forcement department
STATISTICS show that while the
most bloody section of highway is a
13 mile stretch from Big Timber to
Springdalc I five persons died in the
area), the largest number of accidents
was1 reported on the narrow' section of
Highway 10 between Grey Cliff and Big
Timber That section of road accounted
for 39 accidents and two fatalities
The Montana Highway Department is
now proceeding with plans to replace the
road with a new segment of Interstate
90. and crews will soon be entering the
right of way acquisition stage. However,
even the most optimistic reports indicate
construction of the Grey Cliff Hig
Timber section is at least three years
i way
SECTIONS of road and accidents for
the year include
Interstate 90. east of Grey Cliff to
Sweet Grass County line. 11 accidents,
two fatalities.
Highway 10. west of Grey Cliff to
Hig Timber city limits. 39 accidents, two
fatalities;
Highway 10. west of Big Timber to
Springdale. 23 accidents, five fatalities;
- On or near Sweet Grass Park count)
line at Spnngdale. two accidents.
Highway 298 and West Houlder
Road, south of town. 11 accidents,
including one fatality;
Roads north of town, 16 accidents,
i All but four of these accidents were on
Highway 19! )
Last year's divorce statistics may set a new record
Sweet Grass County's 1975 divorce
rate was one of the highest in history.
During the 12 months, 21 divorces
were granted, one wedding was annuled.
and three- additional divorce actions
were filed bUt not acted upon.
Clerk of Court Patty Jo Henthorn said
not all of the divorces granted in the
county were from county residents.
Included are actions for three couples
who live in Billings and Livingston, who
did not wish to receive divorces in their
home counties.
During the same 12 months, 36
marnage licenses were issued by Mrs.
Henthorn.
The county clerk and recorder's office
notes that during 1975 11 births and 44
deaths were recorded in the county
Again, the figures are misleading,
because of a large number of persons
who have gone out of the county to have
their children. Local figures record only
those births which have taken place in
the county. They do not include births of
local residents out of the county.
Bonus book bonanza
SIXTH GRADE students at the Big Timber Grade
School look through part of a new selection of more
than 150 books which went on the shelves of the school
library Monday. Reviewing the new books are (from
left] Stacy Todd, Barbara Pedula, Mark Stephens, and
Mike Little. (Pioneer Photo ]

This collection encompasses the Big Timber Pioneer Newspaper published from 1893-2000.

Creator

Lowary, Larry

Type

text

Date Original

1976

Subject

Big Timber (Mont.), Sweet Grass County, (Mont.), Newspapers

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Copyright to this collection is held by Yellowstone Newspaper Group, Livingston, Montana. Permission may be required for use and/or reproductions. Items published before 1923 are in the public domain.

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Big Timber Carnegie Public Library

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Date Digitized

2014

Transcript

MUNTAN/. HISTORICAL LI 3RAfiT'w ^J/ Wf
£-?, ^fe.
Serving Big Timber, and Sweet Grass County, Montana
IF YOU HAVE a Christmas tree you want
hauled away by the city make sure it's
ready early Monday morning- Story on
page 7
THE HOLIDAYS were "visiting days" for
many local residents. Briefs "about people"
on page 6
GOV THOMAS Judge will be in town next
week. conducting another in h>« series of
public forums. Story, picture on page 8.
THE SWEET GRASS High School Sheep-
herders face a tough schedule—10 conference
games. Story on page 4
ITS "PLAY TIME" at Sweet Grass High
School. The school's Thespian group presents
a three act comedy, "Off The Track"
Thursday and Friday Story on page 3
jffiMi
COMPLETE EXCEPT for
the addition of special wording is this muraj for a wall in
the waiting room of the new
Sweet Grass County professional medical building. 'Hie
four by eight foot mural was
designed and painted by Jack
Ilines and Jessica Zemsky as
a gift to the community. HineN
says the mural depicts early
historical activities of the
""«• IPioncer Photo I
Hines, Miss Zemsky complete mural
Art sought for med center
JACK HINES and Jessica Zemsky put finishing
touches on a mural they are donating to the new-
Sweet Grass County professional medical building
(Pioneer Photo 1
Two Hig Timber artists have just completed a mural lor
the new Sweet Grass County professional medical building
and one of I he doctors who will be occupying the fai ility suvs
he hopes other artists will follow
Only finishing touches remain to be completed on a four b\
eight foot mural designed and painted b\ jack Hines a id
Jessica Zemsky Tht work of art which depicts early
western scenes, will be featured m the mediial building's
waiting room
Hines and Miss /.i nisk> have been working about two
weeks on the mural, althoiign research and preparation took
,i considerable amount of more time
I>r Thomas Ivey. who plans to move into the new building
as soon as it is completed, said he hopes the gift of the
painting to the count\ by Hines and Miss /cnisky will
encourage others to offer art for display
I think it would be very nice for people who are visiting
the dime hualoroui uftow-n people toseethe diversity of
art in this town I think the artists should bt more widely f
seen "
Ivey says he would anticipate that all art will be displayed
somewhere in the building. "We'd like it not only for the
waiting room but throughout the building Anyone who feels
like contributing a picture is invited to call me"
The doctor said a liriss nameplate listing the name ol the
artists and the work will be provided for each of the
pictures.
So far. the doctor sa\s. several artists have indicated an
interest in the pro)e< t but he says he hopes more will loan
pictures.
Speaking about the concentration of artists in the
community, hey say s he is impressed with the fact that
this small coinmunitv has an abundance of artists, talented
artists I think thev should be more wide!) seen
'Park' hearing set
Codes eyed
by council
It took two pots of coffee to keep the
Hig Timber City Council going Monday
night as members waded through a
long and at tunes controversial-
agenda
H\ the end of a three and a half hour
session, members had.
Tent.itivelv agreed to the adoption
of ni) codes covering construction of
buildings, plumbing work, electrical
work fire pr« wniio.i. and the abate
ment of dangerous buildings.
Set a public hearing for discussion of
a new mobile home court, and
•\greed to increase insurance
rov t rage for the city
I- Ilv> !" apptanng before the council
Monday was assistant City Attorney
('"•ii ad r redncks. who recommended
iii.o ilit ij. st that you adopt these
kihIi si if for no other reason than when
prubli ins arise, vou have tools available
!•■ work with The slate does not have
the manpower to enforce them all."
Approved was a resolution "declaring"
the council's intent to approve the codes
at its Feb. 2 meeting. If approved then,
•.he codes would go into effect in 30
days—the first of March.
The legal titles of the codes are the
Uniform Building Code, the Code for the
Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, the
National Fire Code, National Electrical
Code and Uniform Plumbing Code.
REVIEWING activities related to the
construction of a mobile home park by
Mr and Mrs. Abe Leiby, City Attorney
Richard Josephson said while planning
on the project—started in early
June—was before the formation of the
city county planning board and before
the state imposed subdivision regulations on tht city " appears that two
other legislative provisions, adopted in
1973 and 1974, require a public hearing
on the project.
Josephson read an opinion requested
last week by the planning agency from
County Attorney Kenneth Olson. In the
letter. Olson said it was clear that the
project does not come under the
jurisdiction of the new board because it
had not been created when the project
was first envisioned.
However, Olson said that even
without subdivision regulations imposed
on the city, state law required a hearing
by the council for approval of a
subdivision plat "at the time the Leibys
initialed plans for a mobile home park."
Josephson recommended that the
council conduct a hearing, as soon as
possible, to eliminate the leg.il bottle
neck. He also told the council that he did
not feel it could deny approval for the
projert "I feel it would be impossible for
'he council to deny a building permit to
he Leibys, if they have complied with
existing zoning regulations" he said. "So
far we have not established a master
plan for the community and set
standards that can be uniformly
applied."
Members agreed to conduct the
hearing the night of Jan 26 The hearing
will coincide with the rescheduled
second council meeting of the month
Mayor McLean Clark and council
Continued on page 3
County roads unusually cruel in '75
Roads in Sweet Grass County—
especially Highway 10—were unusually
cruel to motorists during 1975.
The county recorded 10 traffic
fatalities, the second highest number of
deaths since 1935. when records were
first started. The 1975 total was one
short of a record 11 fatalities recorded in
1965. It was nine higher than in 1974
when only one person died in the county,
and was one higher than in 1973, when
nine persons were killed.
In addition to the deaths recorded
during the year, dozens of other
accidents involved personal injury and
extensive damage to vehicles involved
A map, kept at the Sweet Grass
County Sheriffs office, indicated that
during the year Montana Highway
Patrolmen investigated 102 accidents in
the county Statistics do not include
mishaps investigated by the City of Hig
Timber Sweet Grass Countv law en
forcement department
STATISTICS show that while the
most bloody section of highway is a
13 mile stretch from Big Timber to
Springdalc I five persons died in the
area), the largest number of accidents
was1 reported on the narrow' section of
Highway 10 between Grey Cliff and Big
Timber That section of road accounted
for 39 accidents and two fatalities
The Montana Highway Department is
now proceeding with plans to replace the
road with a new segment of Interstate
90. and crews will soon be entering the
right of way acquisition stage. However,
even the most optimistic reports indicate
construction of the Grey Cliff Hig
Timber section is at least three years
i way
SECTIONS of road and accidents for
the year include
Interstate 90. east of Grey Cliff to
Sweet Grass County line. 11 accidents,
two fatalities.
Highway 10. west of Grey Cliff to
Hig Timber city limits. 39 accidents, two
fatalities;
Highway 10. west of Big Timber to
Springdale. 23 accidents, five fatalities;
- On or near Sweet Grass Park count)
line at Spnngdale. two accidents.
Highway 298 and West Houlder
Road, south of town. 11 accidents,
including one fatality;
Roads north of town, 16 accidents,
i All but four of these accidents were on
Highway 19! )
Last year's divorce statistics may set a new record
Sweet Grass County's 1975 divorce
rate was one of the highest in history.
During the 12 months, 21 divorces
were granted, one wedding was annuled.
and three- additional divorce actions
were filed bUt not acted upon.
Clerk of Court Patty Jo Henthorn said
not all of the divorces granted in the
county were from county residents.
Included are actions for three couples
who live in Billings and Livingston, who
did not wish to receive divorces in their
home counties.
During the same 12 months, 36
marnage licenses were issued by Mrs.
Henthorn.
The county clerk and recorder's office
notes that during 1975 11 births and 44
deaths were recorded in the county
Again, the figures are misleading,
because of a large number of persons
who have gone out of the county to have
their children. Local figures record only
those births which have taken place in
the county. They do not include births of
local residents out of the county.
Bonus book bonanza
SIXTH GRADE students at the Big Timber Grade
School look through part of a new selection of more
than 150 books which went on the shelves of the school
library Monday. Reviewing the new books are (from
left] Stacy Todd, Barbara Pedula, Mark Stephens, and
Mike Little. (Pioneer Photo ]